CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Katy Perry and Gayle King are headed to space with Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez and three other women.

Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin announced the all-female celebrity crew on Thursday.

Sanchez, a helicopter pilot and former TV journalist, picked the crew who will join her on a 10-minute spaceflight from West Texas, the company said. They will blast off sometime this spring aboard a New Shepard rocket. No launch date was given.

Blue Origin has flown tourists on short hops to space since 2021. Some passengers have gotten free rides, while others have paid a hefty sum to experience weightlessness. It was not immediately known who's footing the bill for this upcoming flight.

Sanchez invited singer Perry and TV journalist King, as well as a former NASA rocket scientist who now heads an engineering firm Aisha Bowe, research scientist Amanda Nguyen and movie producer Kerianne Flynn.

This will be Blue Origin's 11th human spaceflight. Bezos climbed aboard with his brother for the inaugural flight.

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Chris Rock won’t rule out hosting Oscars again 3 years after Will Smith slap

It’s never say never for Chris Rock, who revealed that he hasn’t ruled out hosting the Oscars again — three years after the infamous Will Smith slap.

When asked if he would preside over Hollywood’s biggest night again after the physical altercation during the live 2022 telecast, the “Saturday Night Live” alum said “you never know.”

The Brooklyn-bred funnyman, who hosted the Academy Awards in 2005 and 2016, was presenting the 2022 award for Best Documentary when he made an unscripted joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head — after which Smith jumped on stage and assaulted him. Pinkett Smith has said she has alopecia.

Rock previously addressed the incident, mocking Smith in the live 2023 Netflix comedy special “Selective Outrage.”

He joked: “I took that hit like Pacquiao,” referring to the former boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.

On the red carpet for Vanity Fair’s post-Oscars party on Sunday night, Rock shared: “This is what I would say, the most miserable people on earth are people that can’t forgive. And not just people, you have to forgive yourself sometimes. So, hey, you never know.”

Four months after the public attack, Smith, who won the Best Actor trophy, apologized for the incident, saying in a nearly six-minute video: “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.”

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences condemned the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” star’s actions and banned him from attending any event related to the organization for 10 years, including the Oscars.

Smith also resigned from the Academy.

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Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds top 2024 highest paid actors list

The numbers are in … and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is once again the highest paid actor in Hollywood.

For the fifth time, the former professional wrestler-turned-movie box office star topped Forbes’ annual rich list, which was published Friday.

Grossing $103 million, the bulk of his riches came from a lucrative deal with Netflix for the holiday-themed action-comedy “ Red One,” as well as having a percentage of back-end profits from Disney’s “Moana 2.” After fees, he is estimated to have earned $88 million in 2024.

That’s a long way from living in motels and stealing steaks from grocery stores during his more humble days of being poverty-stricken.

Johnson, 52, first topped the list in 2016, earning $64.5 million. He also was ranked the highest earning actor of 2021, 2020 and 2019.

The financial outlet last recorded his net worth as $270 million in 2022. But for 2025, Celebrity Net Worth lists it as $800 million.

Johnson’s “Red Notice” co-star Ryan Reynolds came in at No. 2 with the highest earnings last year, hauling in $100 million. The lion’s share of the Mint Mobil mogul’s wealth, reportedly came from serving as the lead producer, cowriter and star of Marvel smash hit “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The blockbuster, which also starred Hugh Jackman, grossed a whopping $1.338 billion at the international box office.

Reynolds also produced the documentary series “Welcome to Wrexham” about the Welsh association football club he co-owns and starred in the family film “IF,” which brought in nearly $200 million with its theatrical release.

Comedian Kevin Hart, who starred in the “Jumanji” franchise with Johnson, came in at No. 3 (earning $81 million) while fellow funnyman Jerry Seinfeld reportedly brought home $70 million, putting him in fourth place. The “Seinfeld” star earns money in his sleep since royalties from his eponymous sitcom still bring in eight figures a year, according to Forbes.

Hugh Jackman is No. 5 with $50 million, and Brad Pitt ($42 million) and George Clooney ($37 million) took sixth and seventh place.

Academy Award-winner Nicole Kidman came in at No. 8 — making her the only woman in the Top 10 ranking.

The “Moulin Rouge” star made $31 million in large part to her growing credits in TV series.

Recognized as the highest paid actress in Hollywood last year, she reportedly took in $1 million per episode for the shows “Expats,” “Lioness” and “The Perfect Couple.”

Kidman, 57, also starred in two movies, “Babygirl” and “A Family Affair.”

Adam Sandler ($35 million) and Will Smith ($10 million) rounded out Forbes’ top 10 list of Hollywood highest earners.

From combined wire services